News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Air lubrication manufacturer, Silverstream Technologies, has announced a major deal with Grimaldi Group to install its Silverstream System on 12 new ro-ro carriers.

10th December 2018

Silverstream wins Grimaldi Group deal

10th December 2018

WHITE PAPERS

WHITE PAPERS

Traditionally, centrifugal pumps have been a go-to technology that shipbuilders have used on their vessels for various fluid-transfer applications. This white paper, however, will show how an oftentimes overlooked pumping technology –…

7th December 2018

Benefits of Screw Pumps in Shipbuilding Applications

7th December 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Finland-based Cargotec has established a start-up collaboration programme aimed at addressing the biggest challenges in the maritime, cargo transport and logistics sectors.

7th December 2018

Cargotec launches start-up initiative

7th December 2018

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Ship operators may not have to sail over the rainbow to reach a cleaner, more efficient future if Wärtsilä’s investments in hybrid propulsion system bear fruit, writes Gavin Lipsith.

6th December 2018

Wärtsilä urges owners to weigh up HY

6th December 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

US company GE Aviation’s review of historical repair data has demonstrated that its marine gas turbines simplify onboard maintenance, saving navies millions of dollars.

6th December 2018

GE turbines ‘simplify onboard maintenance’

6th December 2018

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Hybrid and emission reducing solutions for four-stroke engines were out in force at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans last month.

6th December 2018

Full ahead for four-stroke engine builders

6th December 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Like Marco Polo in the fourteenth century, Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has been treading the long road to China. Now, writes Gavin Lipsith, a burgeoning cruise market is in its sights.

6th December 2018

Fincantieri seeks its fortune on the silk road

6th December 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MAN Cryo has developed the first marine fuel-gas system for liquefied hydrogen as part of a project with Norwegian ferry company Fjord1 and ship designer Multi Maritime.

6th December 2018

MAN Cryo develops hydrogen fuel gas system

6th December 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

AP Moller-Maersk has pledged to make carbon-neutral vessels commercially viable by 2030 as it aims to reach net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

6th December 2018

Maersk innovation surge to eliminate emissions

6th December 2018

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Deltamarin has assisted Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) by providing engineering services for its tanker-to-FSO conversion project.

5th December 2018

Deltamarin participates in FSO conversion

5th December 2018

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

The marine subsidiary of US-based Pacific Green Technologies has agreed to manufacture its scrubber system for 52 Scorpio Tankers vessels.

5th December 2018

Scorpio selects Pacific Green scrubbers

5th December 2018

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Thordon Bearings has completed a range of water-lubricated and grease-free bearing installations to a third salt lugger in the Salinor/Navenor fleet, following the successful retrofitting of bearings to problematic newbuilds.

4th December 2018

Fleet bearing problems solved

4th December 2018

REGULATION

REGULATION

Industry stakeholders will discuss how to help IMO encourage the adoption of low-carbon fuels at a roundtable early next year, with a focus on incentivising early movers.

3rd December 2018

Industry taskforce tackles alternative fuels investment

3rd December 2018

LNG

LNG

LPG could be the most financially viable sulphur compliant fuel for a long-range tanker sailing in a post-2020 global regime, a study by DNV GL and MAN Energy Solutions has found.

3rd December 2018

LPG to offer cost advantage after 2020, says study

3rd December 2018

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Rolls-Royce has received approval in principle (AIP) from classification organisation ABS for its new hybrid propulsion system for tractor tugs.

3rd December 2018

New Rolls-Royce hybrid tug propulsion package

3rd December 2018

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced its first high-speed engine at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans, USA.

3rd December 2018

Wärtsilä launches first high-speed engine

3rd December 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard has delivered the world’s first intelligent very large ore carrier (iVLOC) to China Merchants Energy Shipping Company.

30th November 2018

First intelligent very large ore carrier

30th November 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Low carbon marine fuel supplier, GoodFuels Marine, has joined forces with tanker operator Norden to complete trials for a zero emission heavy fuel oil (HFO) equivalent marine biofuel.

30th November 2018

Norden trials first drop-in ‘biofuel oil’

30th November 2018

WHITE PAPERS

WHITE PAPERS

The sulphur emission control areas (SECAs) in place in North-America and Northern Europe, in combination with the upcoming global 0.5% limit on sulphur in 2020 (or 2025) and similar EU limits in…

30th November 2018

Alternative fuels for an LR1 tanker: Costs and benefits

30th November 2018

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has won a contract to deliver the propulsion system to nine vessels for the Italian Grimaldi Group.

29th November 2018

Grimaldi chooses Roll-Royce for green ro-ros

29th November 2018